What is Project Based Learning? |
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PBL provides a comprehensive approach to instruction, creating opportunities for learners' multiple intelligences to be engaged. This allows for more meaningful, rooted learning. Consider, for example, the way in which adults learn new skills on the job. An employer rarely says go read some material and come back for your test on the new skill. The more productive route in the business world is to guide the employee's learning, typically by having them participate in a process they will duplicate again during their regular job performance. Learning on the job, or on a project, allows the user to engage in experiential learning. What we experiece reaches us at a greater cognitive level than what we hear or read. |
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How can I use PBL in my classroom? |
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| You will find a number of resources on this site to learn more about PBL, where to find examples of project based lessons, and tools you can use to create your own project based lessons. PBL lesson planning provides many opportunities for technology integration as well. Project based lessons center around an essential question, which can then be developed into meaningful projects for students to work together to solve. Here are some key components of project based lessons: | ||
| Student-centered activities, rather than teacher-centered | ||
| Real world connections | ||
| Promotes collaboration amongst students | ||
| Assessment is ongoing | ||
| Interdisciplinary | ||
| Provides opportunities for exploration | ||
| Addresses multiple intelligences | ||
